Dtap vaccine

Recently during my appointment with pediatrician, I was suggested to take vaccine for pertussis, which is a part of DTap vaccine. However , OB hasn't spoken to me about it at all.
Anyone who has taken this vaccine?

I got mine last week. The CDC recommends all pregnant women get during each pregnancy or immediatly after giving birth, reagardless of when you had your last booster. It's really up to you if you get it or not, but I've had pertussis before and it was really really awful I was sick for almost 3 months and it's way worse for babies.

There have been a lot of posts on this board regarding TDap during pregnancy... Both pro and con. If you can, try to search for them but also, do your own research bec it definitely is a personal decision. I, for one, will wait to get it after delivery even though the CDC recommends it during. There have been no studies on how it can effect mom or baby if given when baby is in utero and there is also no guarantee it helps by getting it when pregnant. It only also really matters if you plan on breastfeeding because that's where the baby will get the bulk of the antibodies... not through the placenta. Yes... It does take a bit for antibodies to build up so getting it 'early' can help pass those on as soon as she's born but given that there's no way they can guarantee the safety of efficacy while pregnant, I'm passing till birth and will just limit her exposure till the antibodies kick in for a few weeks.

I got mine on a Friday morning and my arm hurt until Tuesday! The nurse told me it would be sore, but I wasn't expecting it to be that bad! I definitely still would have gotten it, but I'm just letting you so you can think about which arm to get it in. You may consider getting it in your right arm so you can still sleep on your left side. I also got it the weekend of my out-of-state baby shower - it didn't ruin the weekend/traveling/party by any means, but the pain was a bit of a nuisance. I think I might have considered waiting until my next appointment if I would have known better.